Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-06-30


was not anticipated on account OF any
anciafapprehension, by the Govern
mcnt but as the checks were made out,
the sending Of them few days before
the first of July, would cause no incon'
venience at the Department and would
tend to leassure the public.
A party of japanese Officials, and
their Interpreter have arrived in Wash
ington and will remain a month or two
Their purpose is to carefully study the
workings of several branches Of our
Government Chiefly the subject Of
finance. The person of most impor-
lance in the party, is a high officer III
the financial department of the Japan
csc Government, They have taken a
comfortable suite of apartments IN Il
house on the heights of Georgetown.
The large pension paid to the blind
begger of Elmira N. Y. turns out to be
bogus claim. Special agents Of the
pension office haye already succeeded
in tracking the parties who conspired
to defraud the Government, and in trac
ing the money so that the United States
will lose but little Of the original Sl3,
900. The old blind man will also lose
but little, as he probably saw but lit
tie Of the money in tie first place, but
be may have to 80 to the pcnitentiary
for having been the ignorant tool Of the
lot of sharpers who got the cuso through.
Undoubtedly he will be moro com tort
able in the penitentiarY than he was
on the street begging with his dog.
There is a growing belief here that
an extra session of Compression Oct, is
an assured fact. Speaker Carlisle is re-
ported as having said that an extra Sos
sion Of Congress is necessity. But ii
is not safe to pat much faith in report
ed sayings Of speaker Carlisle, as he is
generally non-commital.
A rumor was current here on Satnr-
day that Secretary Endicott had ten
Oercd his resignation on account Of the
battle flag episode but at the White
House the rumor was dctiol. WASH
ington is always full of rumors even in
| the dullost season. Sometimes they
mature into great events, but ottenor
fade into thin air
The Secretaries of the local civil SER
VICE boards, met the Civil Service Com
mlssioners, according to agreement IN
this city on the oath. inst. Several I'M
portant questions were discussed, and
several amendments to existing rules re-
commended. OF these. the one sug,
costing the disoontnuance Of the forty
five year limitation, as to the age of
clerks will be almost universally en-
dorsod by the public. Most men and
woman are at the height Of their ca
pacities at the age Of tortY.Gyc. 1t IS
to be hoped that this discussion will
result IN the beneficial result Of separ-
ating the cLaA from the wheat of civil
service examinations. There is I'M
doubtcd.y much good in the system,
but it is not necessary to waste too
much time in experiments. There is
undoubtedly much good in the system
but it is not necessary to waste too much
time IN experiments, but to learn the
lesson taught by experience rs quickly
as possible, and exclude such questions
as the following Immediately without
further demonstration Of their folly
"a man bought twenty lead pencil for
fou. cents, for one pencil he paid two
cents, for three he gave q half cent, and
for one he gave q quarter Of cent,
what did he give for the others "Draw
straight line westward from the State
Of Maine to the Pacific Ocean and name
the States, mountains, lakes and riy-
er, you would cross p Pencils are
cheap, but they viii never be cheap
enough to demonstrate the utility Of tLo
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